2006-07-19 03:42:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Austin
Thanks michiko! I'm not that big though!
2006-07-19 03:53:01 · update #1
The closest I can get to this question is that I once 'messed' myself in Texas DIY.... it was a long queue and I'd had 3 boxes of figs,some ex lax and 3 bowls of prunes.They banned me from the shop for 'lowering the tone' even after I explained to them that 'I'd just done it myself'
2006-07-19 06:46:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Don't mess with Texas is an add campaign which started several years to stop littering.
kreevich: At least the people of Texas know how to be respectful of their neighbors. Guess maybe that's foreign concept wherever you call home. Yes I do take offense when people insult my state or the people who live here.
jockychannel: Gee you aren't coming for a visit, I am so distressed by this, I just don't think I can go on.
Have we really come this far? Now it's a crime to be proud of your heritage and where you come from. Well lock me up then! I have been to almost every state in the Union, and half way around the world, and I have never seen more pride in people than what exists in Texas. It is not just a place to live, it is indeed a mindset. Please don't come to Texas, a slick west coaster like you could never understand our backwards ways, and you would just be bored anyway! After all we are a little slow here.
2006-07-19 10:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
jockychannel, it's nice to see that you're open-minded. You criticize the state and its occupants, but you've never even been there.
As others have said, it was part of an anti-littering campaign. Get it? Don't MESS with Texas... the mess being litter. I think it's pretty clever, compared to other states' campaigns (such as "Don't lay your trash on Oklahoma"... wow, brilliant.).
See link...
2006-07-19 12:09:18 · answer #3 · answered by bazzmc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They won't do a thing if you do decide to mess with Texas, because you're a big scary giant robot!
Happy level 3 birthday - by the way!
2006-07-19 10:48:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a big fine for littering in Texas. I assume if you mess with them, you will get fined and possibly go to jail.
2006-07-19 10:45:19 · answer #5 · answered by Good Gushy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was originally a "Don't Litter" ad campaign. But it suited cowboy hubris so much that its meaning has been broadened. I think we should pay Mexico to take Texas back!
2006-07-19 10:45:47 · answer #6 · answered by kreevich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,, that is about littering on the highway in Texas... and they will give you a nice fine via ticket if they see you throw something out the car window....ect ect..
good luck
2006-07-19 11:06:04 · answer #7 · answered by eejonesaux 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't matter what the origin is,
People think its "cool" to wear shirts/ hats/ bags with those words on it. I find it absolutely ignorant and very "we're bad *** american" sorta of way, except no one cares for TX. They think they're the shi**, but I don't plan on visiting there anytime soon.
West Coast State & IL is good enough for me.
2006-07-19 11:17:34 · answer #8 · answered by jockychannel 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is a very funny anti-litter campaign. And, it really works. Littering has been reduced dramatically.
2006-07-20 17:00:58 · answer #9 · answered by Otis F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't wanna know.
I've got a Barbie stuck in a very sore place and my gimp suit's all torn.
2006-07-19 11:28:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋